November 12, 2024—KB5046682 (Monthly Rollup)

November 12, 2024—KB5046682 Monthly Rollup Important The installation of this Extended Security Update ESU might fail when you try to install it on an Azure Arc-enabled device that is running Windows Server 2012 R2. For a successful installation, please make sure all Subset of endpoints for ESU...

June 11, 2024—KB5039260 (Monthly Rollup)

June 11, 2024—KB5039260 Monthly Rollup Important The installation of this Extended Security Update ESU might fail when you try to install it on an Azure Arc-enabled device that is running Windows Server 2012. For a successful installation, please make sure all Subset of endpoints for ESU only are...

July 9, 2024—KB5040485 (Monthly Rollup)

July 9, 2024—KB5040485 Monthly Rollup Important The installation of this Extended Security Update ESU might fail when you try to install it on an Azure Arc-enabled device that is running Windows Server 2012. For a successful installation, please make sure all Subset of endpoints for ESU only are...

October 10, 2023—KB5031427 (Security-only update)

October 10, 2023—KB5031427 Security-only update IMPORTANT Windows Server 2012 reached end of support EOS on October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates ESUs are available for purchase and will continue for three years, renewable on an annual basis, until the final date on October 13, 2026. For mo...

September 12, 2023—KB5030287 (Security-only update)

September 12, 2023—KB5030287 Security-only update REMINDER Windows 8.1 reached end of support on January 10, 2023, at which point technical assistance and software updates are no longer provided. If you have devices running Windows 8.1, we recommend upgrading them to a more current, in-service, a...

August 8, 2023—KB5029308 (Security-only update)

August 8, 2023—KB5029308 Security-only update IMPORTANT Windows Server 2012 end of support EOS date is October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates ESUs will be available for purchase no later than October 2022, but available for installation after the EOS date, October 10, 2023. ESUs will continu...

June 13, 2023—KB5027281 (Security-only update)

June 13, 2023—KB5027281 Security-only update IMPORTANT For Windows Server 2012, the end of support EOS date is October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates ESUs will be available for purchase no later than October 2022, but available for installation after the EOS date, October 10, 2023. ESUs will...

May 9, 2023—KB5026419 (Monthly Rollup)

May 9, 2023—KB5026419 Monthly Rollup IMPORTANT For Windows Server 2012, the end of support EOS date is October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates ESUs will be available for purchase no later than October 2022, but available for installation after the EOS date, October 10, 2023. ESUs will continu...

March 14, 2023—KB5023752 (Security-only update)

March 14, 2023—KB5023752 Security-only update IMPORTANT For Windows Server 2012, the end of support EOS date is October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates ESUs will be available for purchase no later than October 2022, but available for installation after the EOS date, October 10, 2023. ESUs wil...

February 14, 2023—KB5022895 (Security-only update)

February 14, 2023—KB5022895 Security-only update IMPORTANT For Windows Server 2012, the end of support EOS date is October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates ESUs will be available for purchase no later than October 2022 and available for installation after the EOS date of October 10, 2023. ESUs...

Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 today

Time has finally run out for Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise users. Microsoft will stop providing its Extended Security Updates ESU program for the OS version today, January 10. When the company ended its mainstream support for Windows 7 three years ago, it also offered an ESU program to...

KB5017221: Update for the Extended Security Updates Licensing Preparation Package for Windows Server 2012

KB5017221: Update for the Extended Security Updates Licensing Preparation Package for Windows Server 2012 Introduction This update provides an additional set of licensing changes to enable installation of the ESU add-on key. This is one of the steps to prepare for installation of Extended Securit...